Last time I blogged about the nature of Infinity. For example, no matter how fast and how long you count the number of integers (1, 2, 3 …) you can never count them all. This counting process would go on forever and last an Eternity.
To me an Eternity means time never ending or time going on for forever. However, “cutting hairs” people make a distinction between an infinite temporal existence and a timeless existence altogether outside time. For these types of people an eternal being exists outside time; while by contrast, a sempiternal being exists throughout an infinite time.
In a slight digression, this reminds me of a statement in the first issue of Psychology Today. “There are two types of people in the world. Those who believe there are two types of people in the world, and those who don’t.”
I believe most people have no problem with the concept of lasting for an Eternity. However, I don’t believe very many people do not have a problem with the concept of having already existed for eternity. Biologically our lives start at a point in time (birth) and end at a point in time (death). For example we can “put our arms around” the concept of immortal vampires, but what about vampires that have always existed? I think it goes against our birth-death biology to be comfortable with the concept of having always existed. On the other hand, our souls help us to be comfortable with the concept of an eternal afterlife.
The non-biological sciences like Astronomy and Physics teach that stars, galaxies and even the Universe have not always existed. On the other hand, my top two physicist, Newton and Einstein believed that God exist for a plus and minus Eternity.
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